EP0080626A2 - Speichermodulselektion und Rekonfigurationseinrichtung in einem Datenverarbeitungssystem - Google Patents

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EP0080626A2
EP0080626A2 EP82110396A EP82110396A EP0080626A2 EP 0080626 A2 EP0080626 A2 EP 0080626A2 EP 82110396 A EP82110396 A EP 82110396A EP 82110396 A EP82110396 A EP 82110396A EP 0080626 A2 EP0080626 A2 EP 0080626A2
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Calogero Mantellina
Daniele Zanzottera
Marco Gelmetti
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  • the present invention relates to a memory module selection and reconfiguration apparatus in a data processing system.
  • Most data processing systems at present used give the opportunity to increase the capacity of the working memory for fulfilling new requirements.
  • a memory module has a prefixed capacity (for instance 128K bytes) and is generally carried out by a printed circuit board of prefixed sizes and by a certain number of integrated memory components which have already gained a hold upon the market.
  • a problem, which the manufacturers of data processing systems have to deal with, is to update with a minimum cost the performances offered by the working memory, with regard to its capacity, in function of the quick progress of the electronic technologies.
  • a memory module may be built which achieves a capacity greater than that one it had (for instance double or quadruple) and, at the same time, maintains unchanged the size of its memory board and its interconnections with the outside.
  • the capacity of a working memory may be increased not only by increasing the number of memory modules, but also by using memory modules of greater capacity without removing necessarily for this reason the reduced capacity modules already installed.
  • a memory unit comprises an ordered plurality of memory modules and each module includes a module selector which receives at its inputs a suitable part of the memory addresses, some signals representative of the capacity of the related module and some signals representative of the sum of the capacities of the modules preceding the considered one.
  • the related selector comprises a network for summing the capacities of the preceding modules, a register for storing such sum, a network for subtracting the sum contained into such register to the received memory address part, a comparison network for determining if the sign of the subtraction operation is positive, negative or null and, in function of the result, for enabling the selection of the related module.
  • the proposed solution is partial because it requires a great number of components and therefore results complex and expensive.
  • Besides the selection of a memory module is cbnditioned by the joint occurrence of two conditions,say that the address has to be greater than the capacity of the modules preceding the considered one and lesser than the memory capacity given by the sum of the capacity of the preceding modules and by the capacity of the considered module.
  • This requires the execution of a logic AND operation involving a certain delay time which, however short, cannot be avoided and is due to the signal propagation time in the logical circuits.
  • a read/write cycle develops within a time interval of about 300 + 600 nsec.
  • Such image is stored in suitable memory registers and defines for each memory module the capacity of such module plus the capacity of the preceding modules.
  • a comparator is coupled to each memory module; such comparator receives as inputs the most significant bits of the memory address as well as the memory capacity of the considered module plus that one of the preceding modules.
  • the comparators check if the memory address is lesser than the related comparison capacities and, depending on the results of such comparison, select through a decoder the proper memory module; besides an "overflow" signal is provided if the memory address exceeds the capacity of the installed working memory.
  • Fig.1 shows in block form a data processing system using a memory module selector according to the invention.
  • the system comprises a central unit 1 and a working memory 2 interconnected through a channel 3 constituted by a plurality of leads.
  • central unit 1 sends to memory 2 timing signals, commands, addresses, data to be written and may receive from memory 2 read data and status information.
  • Central unit 1 is provided with a control memory 4 to store control microprograms managing its working.
  • Working memory 2 comprises a memory control unit MCU 6, a memory module selector MSU 7 and a plurality of memory modules which may be installed in variable number from one up to a maximum of four (M 1 , M , M , M ) in related ordered housing of a memory frame (H 1 , H , H , H ).
  • the capacity of each of the memory modules may be selected among different values, that is for instance, 128K words, 256K words, 512K words. It is clear that, according to the number and the capacity of the installed modules, the total capacity of memory 2 may vary from 128K to 2M words per multiples of 128K words with the only exception of the intermediate total capacity of 1920K words.
  • Each memory module with capacity greater than 128K words may be considered as composed respectively of two and four blocks of unitary capacity 128K, so that the memory may be considered as composed of a plurality of blocks partitioned in one or more modules.
  • Central unit 1 can therefore address a word within memory 2 with a binary code of 21 bits.
  • central unit 1 is able to address with a binary code of 24 bits up to 16M words: this allows for instance to connect central unit 1 to working memories with capacities greater than the one of the here considered memory.
  • Working memory 2 will therefore receive a binary addressing code of 24 bits.
  • Fig. 2 shows in schematic form a memory module like M 1 , M 2 , M , M and the related housing.
  • the module is substantially constituted by a printed circuit board 5 provided with a connector 49.
  • Such connector through a base 50 which is part of housing Hi, in which the module is installed, allows to connect board 5 to other boards constituting memory control unit MCU 6 and memory module selector MSU 7. Leads for signal transmission are connected to base 50 of memory module board 5; in particular:
  • the groups of leads BAOO-23, DATA IN, DATA OUT may consist in a single group of leads for bidirectional information transfer.
  • the leads group may be used in different and subsequent time intervals for the bidirectional transfer of addresses and data.
  • a suitable number of memory integrated circuit packages CI1 ⁇ CIN is mounted on board 5.
  • the memory capacity of the module depends on the number of the installed packages and on their capacity.
  • Leads ECHli, ECH2i, through connector 49, base 50, are connected or not to ground inside board 5 in function of the memory capacity installed within the module.
  • each of leads ECHli, ECH2i is also connected within control unit MCU 6 to a positive voltage source through a pull-up resistor so that it may be held at electrical/logical level 0 or 1 according to whether it is respectively connected to ground or not within the module.
  • logic levels and capacities may be the one shown in the following table:
  • Fig. 3 shows in schematic form the control unit MCU 6 of memory 2.
  • Control unit 6 receives through channel 3 an information set.
  • Channel 3 comprises a certain number or leads, for instance a lead MEMR for sending to memory 2 from central unit 1 a memory access request, a lead C for sending to memory 2 a signal characterizing as a command the information set present on the other leads and a group of leads bus BAD C or bidirectional for transferring to/from memory 2 information which may be commands, addresses or data.
  • This interface structure is merely illustrative of the most recent interface architectures which are used in the data processing systems, but for the invention purposes any else communication interface may be used.
  • Bus BACD is connected to the inputs of two groups 17, 8 of tristate gates and to the outputs of a group 9 of tristate gates.
  • Lead MEMR is connected to the enabling input of a timing unit 10 generating on a group of leads 11 timing signals which provide to time the operations performed by the electronic components of module control unit 6.
  • Lead C is connected to the enabling input of tristate group 8 and enables such group to transfer the information present on bus BACD.
  • Outputs of tristate groups 17, 8 are connected to the inputs of two registers 12, 13 respectively.
  • Register 12 acts as input register (I REG) for the information in input to the memory and its outputs are connected to the inputs of a demultiplexer 14 having output groups 15, 16, 27.
  • Output groups 15 may for instance transfer information to other internal registers 18 of control unit 6, output group 16 transfers addresses to module selection unit 7 and to the several modules and output group 27 transfers to the several modules the imputted data.
  • Register 13 acts as input register for the commands and its outputs are connected to the inputs of a decoder 19 which generates on its outputs some command signals.
  • Such command signals in case timed through logic AND operations with the timing signals, are used partially inside control unit 6 for enabling the loading/unloading of registers, the selection of multiplexers/demultiplexer/etc. and partially outside control unit 6 for enabling read/write/refresh operations in the memory modules.
  • Tristate group 9 has its inputs connected to the outputs of a register 20 (0 REG) which receives as inputs through a multiplexers 21 several information.
  • An input group 29 of multiplexer 21 is for example connected to the outputs of internal registers 18; an input group 22 is connected to DATA OUT outputs of the several memory modules; an input group 38 is connected to outputs ECHli, ECH2i of the several memory modules: in particular input group 38 is connected to four pairs of leads (ECH1, ECH21, .,ECH14, ECH24) which define with their logic levels the capacity of the several memory modules.
  • Each of such leads is connected to a source of voltage +V through a pull-up resistor, respectively 23, 24, etc25, 26.
  • Control unit 6 is conventional in its structure except for two features.
  • the first feature is that,owing to a command of control unit 1, control unit 6 allows to transfer to the same central unit, through multiplexer 21 and register 20, the signals indicative of the capacities of the several memory modules; particularly, if central unit 1 sends to unit 6 a command for reading the working memory capacity, a suitable selection command is generated on an output of decoder 19.
  • Such command through a lead SEL 28, is applied to a selection input of multiplexer 21 and selects input group 38.
  • control unit 6 allows to transfer information to some registers of module selection unit MSU 7 through register 12, demultiplexer 14 and channel 30. This operation is performed when a suitable command sent by central unit 1 is received; such command, stored into register 13 and decoded by decoder 1 9 , generates on lead 48 a signal LD which enables the loading of suitable registers of module selection unit 7.
  • Fig. 4 shows in detail the circuital structure of memory module selection unit MSU 7.
  • Such unit comprises two registers 31, 32 in parallel, each one with capacity of 8 bit,four 4 bit comparators 33, 34, 35, 36, a decoder 37 and three 2 input OR gates 39, 40, 41.
  • Selection unit 7 is connected to control unit 6 through channel 30, address channel 42 and command lead 48.
  • the 16 bit channel 30 is connected to the inputs of registers 31, 32.
  • Lead 48 is connected to the enabling input of registers 31, 32.
  • registers 31, 32 corresponding to groups G1, G2, G3, G4 are respectively connected to four 4 bit input groups B1, B2 , B 3, B4 of comparators 33, 34,35, 36 respectively.
  • Each of comparators is provided with a second input group A1, A2, A3, A4 connected to leads BA 03-06 of address channel 42.
  • Comparators 33, 34, 35, 36 compare the binary code present on inputs Ai with the binary code present on inputs Bi and supply on an output, respectively 42, 43, 44, 45, a signal at logic level 1 respectively for B1 > Al, B2 > A2, B3 > A3, A4 > B4.
  • the comparators are suitably chosen among the devices available on the market as integrated circuits with reduced propagation time.
  • the comparator circuit 74S85 of TEXAS firm has a maximum signal propagation time from input to output equal to 16,5 nsec and may be suitably used in the present invention.
  • comparator 74S85 Only one of the outputs of comparator 74S85 has to be used in the invention, as already mentioned.
  • Outputs 42, 43, 44 are connected to selection inputs I1, I2, I3 of decoder 38.
  • Decoder 38 available as integrated circuit and marketed by TEXAS firm with code 74S138, decodes the binary code present on the selection inputs into a signal at logic level 0 on one of 8 output pins Y0,...Y7. Only four of such output pins are used in the present application.
  • decoder 74S138 The maximum propagation time of decoder 74S138 is of 15 nsec. Such decoder is also provided with two control inputs G2A, G2B.
  • Symbols L, X, H respectively indicate that the signals present on the inputs/outputs are at electrical/logical level 0, at level 1/0 indifferently and at electrical/logical level 1.
  • Output 45 of comparator 36 is connected to control input G2A of decoder 37 and to a first input of OR gate 41.
  • Leads BA 00, BA 01 of address channel 42 are connected to inputs of OR gate 39.
  • Output of OR gate 39 is connected to an input of OR gate 40 whose second input is connected to lead BA 02 of address channel 42.
  • Output of OR gate 40 is connected to control input G2B of decoder 37 and to second input of OR gate 41.
  • Output Y7 of decoder 37 is connected, through lead MEMS1 and a socket connector of housing H1,to the corresponding installed module and provides it with a selection signal.
  • outputs Y3, Y1, YO are respectively connected, through leads MEMS2 MEMS3, MEMS4 and socket connectors of housings H2, H3, H4, to the corresponding installed modules.
  • the operation of the memory module selection unit and of the whole selection apparatus is very simple.
  • central unit 1 sends to memory comtrol unit 6 a command for reading the capacity of the installed working memory. Owing to such command, central unit receives through multiplexer 21, register 20 and channel 3 the binary codes representative of the memory capacities of each of the modules installed into the available memory housings H1, H2, H3, H4.
  • Such codes are converted, by using the internal resources of the central unit, into 4-bit codes Gl, G2, G3, G4 having the following meaning.
  • G 1 it represents the capacity of module Ml per multiples of the unitary capacity of 128K words.
  • central unit 1 sends to memory selection unit 7, through channel 3 and memory control unit 6, codes G1, G2, G3, G4 which are loaded into registers 31, 32 by means of command LD.
  • selection unit 7 is ready for selecting the several memory modules.
  • the addressing bits present on leads BA 00 - BA 06 are sent to selection unit 7.
  • the binary code expressed by such bits represents per multiples of 128K and except for a remainder expressed by bits BA07-23 the memory address.
  • Bits BAOO - BA02 are checked to be equal to 0.
  • This check operation is performed by OR gates 39, 40.
  • Output of OR gate 40 is at logical level 1 if the above mentioned condition occurs.
  • output 45 of comparator 36 raises to logic level 1 and, through input G2A, locks at logic level 1 all the outputs of decoder 38.
  • the module selection is performed by comparators 33, 34, 35.
  • condition B1>A1 is not verified but the other conditions are verified, this means that the memory address is greater than the capacity of the first module but not than the sum of the capacities of the first and second module.
  • Output Y3 is connected to selection input of module M2 and provides to select such module with signal MEMS2 at logic level 0.
  • Output Yl is connected to selection input of module M3 and provides to select such module with signal MEMS3 at logic level 0.
  • output YO of decoder 37 falls to logic level 0.
  • Output YO is connected to the selection input of module M4 and provides to select such module with signal MEMS4 at logic level 0. Therefore, except for the memory overflow condition when an error signal is generated, selection unit 7 provides to send a selection signal to the proper module with a maximum delay not greater than 30 + 31 ns since it receive the address bits.
  • the circuital structure of the selection unit of the invention is particularly simple and unexpensive because all the logic sum and subtraction networks, used inside the selection units known in the art, are no more required.
  • the operations for computing the installed capacity are assigned to the central unit and are performed once for all during the system initialization or during a possible memory reconfiguration due to addition/removal/substitution of memory modules, as well as whenever this may be suitable, as for instance when during the system operation a memory module is recognized to be failed or misfunctioning. In such last case, even if the faulty module is physically left in the memory, it may be logically excluded by the central unit which assign to it a memory capacity 0.
  • a peculiar artifice is used, that is comparisons are performed between the capacities of the installed memory modules and the most significant bits of the memory address and another comparison is performed between the memory capacity minus a unitary capacity (equal to the maximum capacity addressable by means of the less significant address bits which are not used in the comparison operation) and the most significant bits of the memory address.

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